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Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

Health Videos, Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

You absolutely, 100% ***NEED*** deep, restorative sleep! It’s non-negotiable… poor sleep causes: memory impairment shorter life span: decrease response time + decreased motor skills = increased risk of accidents weight gain anxiety and other debilitating mood disturbances dementia and an increased incidence of Alzheimers widespread brain atrophy and much much more!!! For example, a recent study (published in Neurology on Sept 3, 2104) found a widespread change in brain volume with poor sleep over time. Researchers looked at 147 people and followed them (using MRI imaging) to look at the effects of poor sleep on the brain. […]

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Jan 26 2015

Your Outlook Can Literally Speed Brain Decline (and 9 ways to stop it)

Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Recently, several important medical studies have come to light proving that your outlook literally changes the function of your brain. Specifically, medical research shows that: cynicism increases dementia and neuroticism increases Alzheimers. This is really surreal for me, because as some of my longer term readers might remember, almost 4 YEARS AGO I blogged about an intuitive dream I had, one where I understood how thinking and brain structure are connected… …I even ended that blog post asking: “Do you think in the future we will have studies that back up our thoughts being able to effect lasting

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Oct 6 2014

Probiotics An Alternative To Antidepressants

Female Health, Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new study, published on Nov 15, 2013 in Biological Psychiatry, shows that probiotics might be more aptly named psychobiotics for their mind and mood enhancing effects. The latest statistics estimate that about one in every ten Americans now takes an antidepressant, and antidepressants are the third most prescribed form of medication. Whether because of personal preference, unwanted side effects, cost or other reasons, there are many folks looking for alternative, holistic solutions to treating depression and anxiety. Natural supplements like St. John’s Wort, Maca Root, Valerian, 5-HTP, GABA, and holistic therapeutic modalities such as acupuncture, massage,

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Jan 13 2014

10 Things I’m Doing Right Now To Prepare For Fall

Intuitive Medicine / By Laura Koniver, MD

Ahhh… fall. How I love you. The cooler mornings. The walks outside. Leaves swirling through the air. Loading up on firewood for the winter. My children laughing as they swing, run, play, spend more time outside than ever before. Oh, but how you hold a dark secret inside of you. You don’t fool me for one instant… I know that the cooler mornings and campfire evenings are possible because of your tilt away from the sun… and how the days are now shorter than the nights, until they are so brief we wake up to darkness and eat dinner in

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Oct 3 2012

Thoughts On Health… Fabbo study results for Vit D

Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Sun… …or rain, get out there and grab the benefits of natural light on our body, mind and soul! Yet another amazing study has come out showing a positive correlation between Vitamin D and mood. This one goes a bit further to show specifically that higher Vitamin D levels are associated with a decreased risk of depression! A new study, recently published in the November 2011 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings is the largest to date, involving 12,594 participants. Earlier, smaller studies have shown inconsistent findings on the link between Vitamin D and depression, so these results are

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Feb 27 2012

Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

Your Outlook Can Literally Speed Brain Decline (and 9 ways to stop it)

Probiotics An Alternative To Antidepressants

10 Things I’m Doing Right Now To Prepare For Fall

Thoughts On Health… Fabbo study results for Vit D

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